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Mission Mississippi, Part 5

A fifth and final principle from Dolphus Weary: “We must maintain a ‘Big Kingdom’ perspective. Reconciled relationships can occur when each individual believes and perceives that he or she is an equal partner and in need of the other. Each…

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Faithfulness Rewarded

As Phil has noted, we enjoyed a particularly satisfying ordination service this past Sunday evening at our church, as the Rev. Andrew DiNardo was entered into the gospel ministry as a teaching elder in the PCA.  It is always fun…

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Updating John Owen

Kelly Kapic informs me that several updated editions of works by John Owen are due for publication in the next year.Due in October (by Crossway) are three classic treatises on sin and temptation: Overcoming Sin and Temptation: Three Classic Works (edited…

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Erring with Ehrman

Anyone wanting to read a brief, but brilliant rebuttal of Bart Ehrman’s latest attack on the Bible’s textual trustworthiness, Misquoting Jesus, should read Robert Gundry’s “Post-Mortem: Death by Hardening of the Categories” In the September/October edition of Books and Culture.…

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Mission Mississippi, Part 4

Another principle for racial reconciliation in the church from Dolphus Weary: “We must develop safe environments for reconciliation to be pursued. Strong relationships can be forged through honest dialogue. Without efforts to reach a shared mutual understanding of one another,…

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To Florida and Back

I am just back in Philadelphia this morning from an overnight trip to Florida, where I participated in the ordination service for a friend from Tenth (Andrew DiNardo) who now serves with Rick Phillips at First Presbyterian Church in Coral…

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Border Crossings

I am just back from one of Carl Trueman’s haunts: tell it not in Gath, but I slept in his bed! I refer to a trip to Canada for Sola Scriptura Ministries, and my good friend Heinz D. Now, I’d…

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Lion King

The lion is the only animal that can dare lay claim to the title “the king of the beasts.” Really, there aren’t any other serious candidates. What other animal has the regal bearing of a lion, with its magnificent mane?…